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Bonds & Forex

Sri Lanka rupee quoted wide to US dollar as peg inconsistencies flare up

Sri Lanka inconsistent peg rears its head

April 19, 2024 3 min read

Sri Lanka bonds trade flat, stocks down

Bond yields were broadly steady. CSE down

April 19, 2024 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee closes at 301.50/302.00 to the US dollar

Bond yields were broadly steady.

April 18, 2024 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee opens at 301.00/302.05 to the US dollar

Bond yields were steady

April 18, 2024 1 min read
Sri Lanka rupee flat against dollar, bond yields steady

Rs. 75,000 million Treasury bills are to be issued through an auction on 17th September.

Sri Lanka rupee weaker against dollar, bond yields flat

Bond yields closed broadly steady, dealers said.

Sri Lanka forex markets stabilizing, bought dollars Monday: Central Bank

Sri Lanka's central bank bought four million dollars in forex markets Monday and markets have begun to stabilize, offici...

October 2, 2018 1 min read

Sri Lanka plans sovereign bond this year

Sri Lanka expects to sell a sovereign bond before the end of the year and a billion dollar loan from China Development B...

October 2, 2018 1 min read

Sri Lanka's JKH appoints Radhika Coomaraswamy as director

Sri Lanka's John Keells Holdings Plc, said Radhika Coomaraswamy, a retired senior United Nations official has been appoi...

October 1, 2018 1 min read

Sri Lanka 3-month Treasuries yield rise 49bp at auction

Sri Lanka' 3-month Treasury bill yields rose 49 basis points to 8.56 percent at Wednesday's auction up from 8.07 percent...

September 26, 2018 2 min read

Sri Lanka injects Rs59bn to clear liquidity shortfall

Sri Lanka has injected 59 billion rupees into the banking system through term reverse repo auctions to clear a liquidity...

September 25, 2018 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee falls to new low below 168 to US dollar; cash injected to keep rates down

Sri Lanka's rupee was quoted at 167.90/168.30 levels the US dollar in intra-day trading Thursday down from 167.10/30 lev...

September 20, 2018 5 min read

Sri Lanka rupee falls to new low below 167 to dollar

Sri Lanka's rupee fell to a new low of 167 to the US dollar dealers said, as the central bank continued to inject cash t...

September 19, 2018 2 min read

Sri Lanka rupee hits new low; gilts close higher, stocks end flat

ECONOMYNEXT- The Sri Lanka rupee ended on a new low breaching 167 rupees against the US dollar on Wednesday as gilt yiel...

September 19, 2018 2 min read

Sri Lanka rejects bids at bill auction amid liquidity short

Sri Lanka rejects has rejected an entire 17.5 billion rupee auction of Treasury bills at this week's auction as rates sp...

September 19, 2018 1 min read

Sri Lanka bond yields up; overnight, term cash injected

Sri Lanka's bond yields rose higher Wednesday, and the central bank printed more money to ease an unusually large cash s...

September 19, 2018 2 min read
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Latest Last
US Dollar 331.7485 330.8514
UK Pound 443.7468 438.3450
Euro 372.5204 371.0168
Yen 2.0969 2.0916
Aus Dollar 233.0533 231.1659
Source: Central Bank/Indicative
Latest Last
Indian Rupee 3.4948 3.4202
Korean Won 0.2499 0.2479
Oman Rial 861.6397 859.3320
Saudi Riyal 88.4403 88.0955
UAE Dirham 90.3209 90.0766
Source: Central Bank/Indicative
pts %
S&P SL20 5,656.91 -0.43%
CSE All Share 19,927.30 -0.28%
Turnover Rs 1457.79 million 1193.67 million
Source: CSE
Latest Last
3-m bill 7.61 7.84
6-m bill 7.91 8.26
12-m bill 8.23 8.3
3-yr bond 9.24 9.25
5-yr bond 9.82 9.56
8-yr bond 10.50 10.48
Source: Central Bank/Indicative
today yesterday
Overnight Money 7.70 7.69
Gilt Repo 7.74 7.72
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Source: Central Bank/Indicative

Sri Lanka's Capital Alliance in first cross-border stock deal in Bangladesh

Capital Alliance, a Colombo-based investment banking group said it had helped make a client in Sri Lanka make a transact...

September 19, 2018 1 min read

Sri Lanka rupee falls in early trade, overnight rates higher

Sri Lanka's rupee was quoted at 166.50/80 to the US dollar in the spot market in mid-morning trade Wednesday down from y...

September 19, 2018 3 min read

Sri Lanka rupee falls in early trade; bond yields open higher

ECONOMYNEXT - Sri Lanka's rupee weakened to a new low of 165.30/60 rupees to the US dollar in early trading Tuesday afte...

September 18, 2018 2 min read

Sri Lanka rupee falls to new record low below 165 to dollar

Sri Lanka's rupee closed at a new record low of 165.00/165.30 rupees to the US dollars on the spot market dealers said d...

September 17, 2018 4 min read

Sri Lanka slams Nomura report again; says not worse than Argentina and Turkey

Sri Lanka' central bank which operates a non-credible crawling peg with the US dollar has slammed a report by Nomura, an...

September 17, 2018 7 min read

Sri Lanka rupee breaches Rs164 against USD, stocks open 0.32-pct higher

ECONOMYNEXT - The Sri Lanka rupee breached 164 rupees against the US dollar to reach a new low in opening trades Monday ...

September 17, 2018 2 min read

Sri Lanka rupee falls to new low, stocks down 0.49-pct

ECONOMYNEXT - The Sri Lanka rupee fell sharply against the US dollar on Friday falling to a new low of 163.60/80 rupees ...

September 14, 2018 2 min read

Sri Lanka sees first coercive bonds sales

Sri Lanka has made the first coercive bond sales after an auction on September 13, under a controversial scheme announce...

September 14, 2018 2 min read

Sri Lanka sells Rs60bn in 3 and 7-year bonds

Sri Lanka has sold 60 billion rupees of 3 and 7 year bonds by auction after offering the same volume at an auction on Se...

September 14, 2018 1 min read

Sri Lanka's CB independent; will intervene in forex markets if needed: Eran

Sri Lanka's central bank will intervene if there is excessive volatility in forex markets, but the finance ministry does...

September 13, 2018 2 min read